Alligator and gator have been common nicknames for tracked amphibious vehicles, in general, since they first began entering U.S. military service during World War II. The term amtrac, a portmanteau of ...
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USMC Officially Retires Amphibious Assault Vehicle After Five Decades
The Marine Corps is pivoting back to the amphibious and fleet support roles that defined it during World War II.
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The story of amphibious cars in history
Amphibious cars, vehicles capable of traveling on both land and water, have captured the imagination of inventors and adventurers for over a century. These unique vehicles have evolved from early ...
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Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years
From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, Assault Amphibious Vehicles shielded and carried Marines from ship to sea to shore since 1972.
The Assault Amphibious Vehicle is tracking off into the sunset, after over 50 years of delivering Marines to beaches and ...
Image Credit: Kmr1985 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wiki Commons. Most amphibious vehicles sound like the stuff of spy movies: part car, part boat, usually all hype. But every now and then, someone ...
For an entire generation of service members, HBO’s “Band of Brothers” was an unofficial curriculum on leadership. The miniseries follows soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division through training, D-Day ...
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